Archived Blog Posts

Nearly everyone currently living anywhere on the planet can claim to be the descendant of Charlemagne.  Click here to read an article that explains why.

23andMe Inc., the Google Inc.-backed DNA analysis company co-founded by Anne Wojcicki, was told by U.S. regulators to halt sales of its main product because it’s being sold without “marketing clearance or approval.”  Click here to read more in...

Phillips Tests in Progress at FTDNA as of 11/22/2013:

Due Date, Batch #, Kit #, Type of Test

11/20/2013, 536, 53092, DF21, M37

12/07/2013, 537, 310463, Family Finder and MT-DNA Full Sequence

12/11/2013, 536, 308603, Family Finder and Y-DNA 37

Genome analysis suggests interbreeding between modern humans, Neanderthals, Denisovans and a mysterious archaic population.  Click here to read more Nature.com.

Roberta Estes has posted a tour of FTDNA's lab on her blog at this link.